In the event of the looming California Faculty Association strike, Cal State Long Beach says the campus will operate as usual; the CFA says the campus will be completely vacant; students say they still don’t know what to expect; and many are still widely unaware of the strike’s existence or[Read More…]
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CSULB shares the Black Experience
Students took a walk through black history in the free speech lawn at Cal State Long Beach Thursday. As a celebration of Black History Month, the Africana Studies Student Association, sponsored by the Multicultural Center, hosted the Black Experience, an event that simulated an outdoor museum. “I feel like it’s[Read More…]
Alumnus holds forum on fighting surveillance, brutality in political movements
A Cal State Long Beach alumnus talked about the aggressive police force in America and offered insight into organizing political movements in an open discussion of his recent publication “Crashing the Party: Legacies and Lessons from the RNC 2000,” Thursday. Kris Hermes’ book is a case study on the[Read More…]
Student continues learning at 90 years old
Bursting into the newsroom, 90-year-old student Diana Baldwin and her 80-year-old friend Penelope Doherty were eager to get an article to press, not realizing they were the real story. After being knocked over by a passing skateboarder, Baldwin thought the campus should know the consequences of careless cruising. With her[Read More…]
Students sign to legalize marijuana
Keenan Jackson has collected over 400 signatures in favor of legalizing marijuana from Cal State Long Beach students in a span of four days. The petition signatures are for a ballot measure to decriminalize and legalize the possession and consumption of recreational marijuana in California. The petition needs 585,407 verified[Read More…]
CSULB relies on Kappa Sigma nationals to conduct sexual assault investigation
Cal State Long Beach officials are “yielding” to Kappa Sigma’s national organization’s investigation into a reported sexual assault at the Kappa Sigma fraternity house, director of Student Life and Development Brett Waterfield said. The decision not to conduct an independent investigation came when Kappa Sigma nationals contacted Waterfield shortly after[Read More…]
ASI President State of Associated Students Inc. Address
Jose Salazar, president of Associated Students Inc., reflected Wednesday on student government’s success in establishing better campus environmental sustainability and government transparency over the past year. There will be solar panels installed over parking lot 14 this summer – the power generated will cover 15 percent of the university’s energy[Read More…]
Yoga For Healing sexual assault survivors
Healing yoga can help survivors of sexual trauma reconnect with their bodies and learn to become intimate again. Sexual assault survivors can access the new program Yoga For Healing in hopes of providing a pathway for healing from trauma. The workshop is a free 8-week series of sessions that combines[Read More…]
Knowing how to RUN, HIDE and FIGHT
With 64 recorded school shootings throughout the country in 2015 and 31 cases so far this year, University Police are taking action to prepare both students and faculty with “Run, Hide, Fight,” a video survival guide in the event of an active shooter incident. Thankfully, the UPD is not alone.[Read More…]
Engineering Week features pageants, races and building challenges for CSULB students
Additions to this week’s to-do list: build a boat, compete in a pageant and avoid zombie attacks. Those activities are a part of Engineering Week, or E-Week, an annual celebration hosted by the Associated Engineering Student Body that began Monday. E-Week is part of National Engineers Week started in 1951[Read More…]